Entwertung

[ɛntˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]

/[ɛntˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Entwertung” is uncommon German (frequency #62,367 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,367
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Ungültigmachen, das Abstempeln (z. B. von Eintrittskarten, Fahrkarten, Briefmarken), um eine nochmalige Verwendung zu verhindern

Corpus desk

Index DE-entwertung · Entwertung · German

Entwertung · rank #62,367 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,367
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH entschlossenen

Nearest frequency peer: entschlossenen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Entwertung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Entwertung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Entwertung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEntwertung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛntˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,367
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Entwertung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Entwertungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „entschlossenen“ (#62,366), „entlockt“ (#62,365), „erlasse“ (#62,369). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Entwertung“ bei #62,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Entwertung is uncommon German at frequency #62,367 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛntˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Entwertung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Entwertung, spelled E-N-T-W-E-R-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Ungültigmachen, das Abstempeln (z. B. von Eintrittskarten, Fahrkarten, Briefmarken), um eine nochmalige Verwendung zu verhindern
  2. 2
    das Herabsetzen im Wert, der Verlust an Wert (insbesondere von Geld)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Entwertung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Wegen doppelter Entwertung wurde sie als Schwarzfahrerin angezeigt und sollte ein erhöhtes Beförderungsentgelt zahlen.“
  2. „Am 1. November 1849 gab es natürlich noch keine Stempel, die speziell zur Entwertung von Briefmarken gedient hätten.“

Synonyms

AbstempelungStempelungAbwertungWertverlust

Antonyms

AufwertungWertsteigerung

This word in other languages

cancellation(English)obliteración(Español)oblitération(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Entwertung"?
"Entwertung" is spelled E-N-T-W-E-R-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛntˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ].
What does "Entwertung" mean?
As a noun, "Entwertung" means: das Ungültigmachen, das Abstempeln (z. B. von Eintrittskarten, Fahrkarten, Briefmarken), um eine nochmalige Verwendung zu verhindern
How do you pronounce "Entwertung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Entwertung" is [ɛntˈveːɐ̯tʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Entwertung" come from?
"Entwertung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Entwertung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Esoteriker#62,377Einspieler#62,352Fahrradweg#62,388ehemaligem#62,339

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list